Hall Co. escapes with little storm damage

Unlike some parts of north Georgia, Hall County escaped with little damage from the storms that rumbled through the area Thursday.<br /> <br /> Hall County Emergency Management Agency Director David Kimbrell said there were a "considerable number of trees and some power lines (down)...mainly focused in (the) northeast part of county."<br /> <br /> Kimbrell said there were numerous trees down and power outages in the areas around Clarks Bridge. Stanceil, B. Clark and Bill Wilson roads. There were scattered reports of trees down in other parts of the county, he added, but "no injuries, no fires, no major incidents."<br /> <br /> In Jackson County, Steve Nichols, Director of Emergency Services for the county, reports that 21 trees were down and across roads and highways following the storm but all roads have been cleared. Nichols said there were four reports of power lines down, but only "minimal" outages and most power had been restored by late morning Friday. <br /> <br /> He said there was minor damage to one house in Jefferson that was caused by a tree that fell on it and one car was damaged by a falling tree.

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